Originally posted by carbikebus:147 do you know what the load pattern is btw?Even if 5 mins per bus there's still ppl taking....I don't care if it's bunching or what as long most of the time it's quite reliable..
147 - the BCs need to be told not to tail each other... This is something I have observed regularly on 147... 3 DDs go back to back... one DD can overtake and go ahead and take few more pax... but no... will wait behind the other two DDs taking no pax on board while the first bus goes housefull..
This is some attitude training that 147 BCs need. I also got so irritated once with a 147 BC. There were 2 147s ahead at the Bendemeer/Macpherson junction towards Clementi. This BC drove the bus fast and took it in amber tailing the other 2 buses. At that junction, he could have just waited. It is quite a big signal of 2 mins... and that would have got the bus some pax in the next stops... He ran the DD with just 10-12 pax on board.
Standard procedure for high loading svc,Some BCs scared to take lot of pax even though driving a high capacity buses,Other svc with this kind of attitudes
67,Mostly Kjdep BCs love to chut stunts
169,Wldep last time when they're part control with Amdep
961,Again Wldep BCs.
969,Also from Wldep mostly the A/P shift BCs..
980,Amdep BCs it's the one love to fly stops even though there's room for a bit standing.
66,Slbp BCs especially those standby ones...They know well where to run and crawl
74,Bbdep BCs love to speed to escape the crowding stops timing then crawl until vomit
105,Slbp BCs
132,Arbp BCs loves to crawl and shaking to kill time
151,Mostly Hgdep loves to stunts
157,Suprisingly it's Brbp ones are nasty
166,Amdep ones
197,Bndep ones(some of them are ex-Hgdep BCs)
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
Well the initial part of your post was okay, where you were trying to explain yourself and understood. Though you did tell 3004X that 147 bunching is not really a problem. If you forget what you type, go and read - it is a few posts on the same page.Next, if you want to start criticizing me, let me remind you some of the most weird statements you have made
1. 854 is better than 25 because it is faster (how? because it skips stops and overtakes 25 ahead)
2. 969 reaches WDL faster than 168 from Tampines, because bendies are faster than DDs
3. Bendies are better than DDs because of speed
** You stopped your speed saga once the SMRT bus over turned and then you got lot of flak. Mr, I do have a good memory**
4. Crib about 27 bunching all the time, in spite of it having a superb frequency. Now, nor SBST nor SMRT can do anything, since the terminal is underground and cannot accommodate DDs. It is like you saying "cut off a bridge so that 27 can ply DDs". Yes, there are alternatives like 27A that can be made full day from Tampines with DDs.
5. 159 route should not be modified because people travel all the way from Sengkang to Toa Payoh and it is the fastest route. How on earth can a route that goes merry go round via Lor Chuan and Bradell to Toa Payoh be the fastest route? I ignored.
Countless examples where you just shoot your mouth out... So next time, before criticizing someone, think twice.
I have found evidence myself (EDIT). Guess what? Your memory has proven to be a fail. I'm sorry. I have NOT said with my own words that 854 > 25 in speed. And as for 969 > 168, I did not say 969 reach WDL faster than 168 from Tampines. I only said 969 buses travel faster on expressway faster than 161/168, and it's NOT becoz of bendies, BUT becoz of the crazy SMRT BCs which always causes buses to be off schedule. I only compared 969 to 39 from IKEA onwards to Yishun. FAIR ENOUGH? And so did I say bendies are faster than DDs? NO, unless you find the evidence lor... The others I duly accept, though for 4 I do hope you can try observing it at SATS kitchen and Blk 938 during PM peak.
And thanks for understanding my words. At least that's one comforting fact, I guess?
Originally posted by SMB128B:In this case, bunching is not really a big problem...
It is only when one bus too late another bus too early during rush hours that cause ppl like me who follow timetable to be late, then is the thing that is the most fucked up.
Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
Actually 59 has got a lot of improvements now. First, it was fleet of 5 DDs, 13 SDs... now fleet of 10 DDs, 9 SDs.... Already one BSEP bus added... 5 DDs added to the service... I agree it has high load... and accordingly SBST/LTA has given it improvements. Sometimes because of traffic... frequency can get erratic..
Even with more buses added mostly are moving towards during evening peak hour tampines not other round. even from toa payoh to east I can see more 59 buses from east to bishan than bishan to east in the morning. to solve the jaming problem full day bus lane alone changi to tampine should be draw. And also semi-express bus service should like those buses in YOG travel in so call bus lane and others have to give way to them during peak hours.
13 - More double-deck buses should be deployed during morning peak hours on the main route (towards UEC) rather than just on 13A and crossing over to 548.
Originally posted by SBS7557R:13 - More double-deck buses should be deployed during morning peak hours on the main route (towards UEC) rather than just on 13A and crossing over to 548.
13 has 7 DDs out of which 2 serve 13A and 2 crossover to 548 during AM peak. That leaves with only 4 DDs doing the whole route. Yet I somehow believe SDs take the loading on 13 pretty well.. and not very often the loading crosses 70 pax. It mostly ranges around 60-65 pax. Don't know if you have a different observation.